Voices of Dissent Course Through the Country on September 23
Thousands of people came together to decry anti-labour, anti-farmer and anti-people laws passed by the Centre in recent days.
A Politics of Avoidance that Must be Questioned
The dropping of Question Hour in Parliament, which helps the government feel the nation’s pulse, goes against the grain of democracy.
Remembering Gauri Lankesh on Her Third Death Anniversary – Two Articles
On this third anniversay of her murder, we pledge to continue Gauri’s fight against the haters of free speech and a plural India. We will continue to speak on her behalf and ours. They cannot silence us all.
We Condemn Delhi Police’s Fabricated Conspiracy Theories – Two Statements
Is this an investigation into a “conspiracy” or is the investigation itself a conspiracy?
Ex SC-HC Judges, Lawyers, Eminent Citizens and Senior Politicians Extend Support to Prashant Bhushan
Thousands of people, including 12 former judges and several senior lawyers, have signed a statement extending solidarity and support to senior advocate Prashant Bhushan
Prashant Bhushan and the Gandhian Response to an ‘Illegitimate Law’
By evoking Gandhi in the Supreme Court’s contempt proceedings, the lawyer has contextualised the need to ‘test’ all laws to see if they further the quest for justice instead of simply being etched in stone.
How the Indian State Persecutes Dissent – Three Articles
The Delhi police is manufacturing evidence to frame critics of the BJP government as responsible for the February riots in Delhi and has charge-sheeted and arrested thousands.
When the Powers That Be Are in Contempt of the People
In the past year, we have seen such blatant disregard of freedom of expression, and such bias in the application of law, that it is difficult not to wonder if the right to dissent is restricted to a select few.
Don’t be Hoodwinked by Trump’s UAE-Israel “Peace Deal”
It is nothing more than a scheme to give an Arab stamp of approval to Israel’s status quo of land theft, home demolitions, and other abuses of Palestinian rights.
Such a Temple Would Not Have Been Acceptable to Ram – Two Articles
Does the grand Ayodhya temple ceremony ensure that the common Indian will find Ram in this temple?